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What could be more important than accurately predicting the future? It is naive when some people to turn their noses up at forecasters because they get things wrong now and again. After all, a life without forecasts is completely unthinkable. When we get married, we are making a... Read More

Numerous books have been written about Warren Buffett over the years and he is firmly established as a renowned figure among investors all over the world. In contrast, not so many authors have focussed on Charlie Munger, who has been Warren Buffet’s partner for more than... Read More

I didn’t really know all that much about Donald Trump before he secured the Republican presidential nomination. I really enjoyed reading his books and thought he was really likable, especially as we seem to have a fair amount in common: We share the same birthday, neither... Read More

This is a remarkably well-written book. The author puts forward a clear and determined argument and successfully captivates and engrosses readers from the very first page. His assertions are presented in the most compelling manner. I appreciate books with a strong, one-sided... Read More

This is the finest scientific book on goal setting that I have read to date. Its subject is the connection between setting challenging objectives and goal attainment. Of enormous significance in this context is the goal setting theory developed by the work’s editors, Edwin... Read More

This anthology provides an excellent overview of – mainly American – research concerning the influence of psychological factors on entrepreneurial success. In the introduction, the editors identify a newly awakened interest in studies about the psychology of... Read More

Creativity is often – erroneously – assumed to come naturally, the exclusive domain of gifted artists, musicians, graphic designers or bright minds in the advertising business. Yet creativity happens to be one of the most important prerequisites of professional... Read More

The author of this so-called broadside is regular columnist for the Huffington Post, but also writes for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He critically discusses a trend in the United States to undermine the “freedom of speech”... Read More

Midway through the 1990s, the US scientists Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko surprised their fellow Americans with the book “The Millionaire Next Door,” which quickly made the best seller list. They had interviewed 1000 Americans with an average net worth of 3.7... Read More

The key hypothesis of the climatologist who wrote this book is quickly summarised as follows: The warnings of an imminent global climate collapse have not been scientifically substantiated. Nor is their any scientific evidence that the warming registered over the past 100 years... Read More